News 2020-12-04 Security close off Kirkuk-Baghdad road due to bomb threat Erbil and Baghdad agree on voluntary return of IDPs The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) and the Federal Government have agreed on returning the internally displaced persons (IDPs) who reside in the... Ezidis in Shingal form assembly A number of notables Shingal have formed a new 'Ezidi Assembly' whose members will be elected by the residents of the district, with the aim of conveying... COVID-19 patients complain of lack of necessary medicine in Kirkuk’s hospitals People infected with Coronavirus and their families complain about the lack of necessary medicine at the hospitals, while infection cases keep... KRG interior minister promises Ezidi survivors employment as police personnel The Interior Ministry of Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) has promised to employ Ezidi survivors as police personnel within the framework of the... Kirkuk’s oil export revenue in November reach $115 million Export from Kirkuk’s oil fields has reached more than 819,000 barrels in the month of November, bringing a revenue of $115 million. According to numbers... Tensions between Peshmerga and Iraqi army at jointly controlled checkpoint Tensions rose between personnel of a checkpoint jointly guarded by Peshmerga Forces and Iraqi army units and both sides fired in the air, after a number of... Gunmen release two abductees for a $40,000 ransom After about nearly nine months, two kidnapped young men get released in return for a ransom of $40,000 and return to their families. On the night of 29... Shingal Resistance Units (YBŞ) leaves Shingal town The Shingal Resistance Units (YBŞ) have left the town of Shingal in the past several days and handed over a number of their bases to forces under the... Kurdish schools in Kirkuk remain closed as teachers go on strike With the start of the new school year, a large number of the staff of Kurdish schools in Kirkuk go on strike and stage a protest. But Shérzad Kake,... Remains of 104 Ezidis to be handed over to families soon The remains of 104 Ezidi victims of ISIS have been identified in Baghdad and will be handed over to their families. The remains had been sent to Baghdad... Outrage on social media prevents 14-year-old girl’s marriage to a 51-year-old man After widespread outrage on social media platforms, a planned marriage between a 51-year-old man and a14-year-old girl was scrapped. The news about the... Government orders only Iraqi flag to be hoisted in Shingal After sending a sizable Federal Police force to Shingal, the Iraqi Federal Government has decided to remove all flags of the armed factions and political... ‹ 1 2 ... 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 ... 109 110 ›
